Spy Classroom - Volume SS2 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

Takemachi here! It’s been too long.

This here is Spy Classroom’s second short-story collection. It’s got stories about Annette, Thea, Erna, and Lily and also puts a neat little bow on the first season. Here, I’m going to share some thoughts about each of the parts.

Annette’s Case: Before I started writing this one, I said to myself, “I’m going to write a super-light-novel-short-story-ish story!” and this is what I came up with. Out of all the short stories to date, this one has the poppiest opener…but it’s Annette, so there’s some ominous elements mixed in, too. That’s kind of what’s so great about her.

Thea’s Case: This one’s a story about a girl who, from time to time, can be even more useless than Lily. Just for the record, she is actually good at seduction. If the male lead was a normal student or something instead of Klaus, she’d probably come across as way more erotic. The problem is just that she doesn’t have great chemistry with Klaus.

Erna’s Case: Personally speaking, this is my absolute favorite short story in the volume. I was so taken with that final scene that I poured everything I had into writing the story. No matter what I make her do, she always does such an adorable job bringing it all together. Yeep.

Lily’s Case: This was Lily’s POV on the Mitario Showdown, the perspective that didn’t get shown in the fourth book. I couldn’t fit this into Volume 4 for pacing reasons, but I worked super-duper hard on it. I love scenes like this where a character who normally screws around gets serious all of a sudden.

The Spy Teacher Who Loved Me/The Spy Who Loved Us: This was the new content written specifically for this volume. A bunch of foreshadowing from Volumes 2, 3, and 4 finally paid off here. I also love how, in all the comedy sections, Monika’s IQ drops by, like, fifty points. That’s probably Lily’s and Sybilla’s influence at work. I think someday, I’d like to get a chance to properly write that crowbar-wielding boy’s story.

At this point, I have some people I’d like to thank. I know I say this every time, but I’d like to thank Tomari once again for the fantastic illustrations. Spy Classroom had four volumes come out in 2021 alone. Thank you so much for adorning all of them with your beautiful art.

Next up, I’d like to extend a special shout-out here in the afterword to all the people who post fan art of the series on Twitter. As a creator, every post I see brings me so much joy. If I forget to retweet yours, don’t hesitate to let me know, and again, thank you.

Now, the next short-story collection is going to focus on Avian and that time the rowdy elites barged into Heat Haze Palace. Volume 7 is probably going to come out before that, though. Until then, that’s all from me.

Takemachi